This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessie Hellmann reports that Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration, will support needle exchange programs, a reversal in the administration’s position. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reid Wilson, writing for The Hill, reports on the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are now more than 1,000 reported cases. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research the opioid crisis does not primarily affect rural communities, instead the report finds that economic distress and supply of opioids will predict…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank talks with Lawrence Haddad who believes that worldwide nutrition cannot be achieved solely by nongovernmental organizations and development assistance programs and that governments must…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company writes of a new study arguing that modern mental health apps are overplaying their efficacy to customers because the reality is most don’t have any…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study has found that forests around the world are absorbing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but they still can’t keep up with the…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Cara Altimus and Kirstie Keller with LaTese Briggs lay out roles for nonprofits in advancing drug development, expediting a long, costly, and essential process. • Is getting involved…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Leah Rodriguez reports that Jaden Smith’s company JUST Water is bringing clean water to Flint, MI through a mobile filtration system. • Is this a suitable and sustainable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Local volunteers, industries and the Philippino government are finally launching a massive clean-up campaign for the extremely polluted bodies of water: Manila Bay. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Bloch at The New Food Economy speaks with a Los Angeles corner store owner on his idealistic vision of bringing healthy, affordable food to a neighborhood…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review shares that the current approach to community revitalization has helped arrest and even reverse the degradation of American neighborhoods, but it cannot solve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Peer mentoring in schools can help fill the mental health gap by utilizing student connection to provide supportive relationships. • Schools built peer mentoring programs due to…